to make a score or incision in

  • 1score — scoreless, adj. scorer, n. /skawr, skohr/, n., pl. scores, score for 11, v., scored, scoring. n. 1. the record of points or strokes made by the competitors in a game or match. 2. the total points or strokes made by one side, individual, play,… …

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  • 2score — I. noun (plural scores) Etymology: Middle English scor, from Old Norse skor notch, tally, twenty; akin to Old English scieran to cut more at shear Date: 14th century 1. or plural score a. twenty b. a group of 20 things often used i …

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  • 3Score — (sk[=o]r), n. [AS. scor twenty, fr. sceran, scieran, to shear, cut, divide; or rather the kindred Icel. skor incision, twenty, akin to Dan. skure a notch, Sw. sk[*a]ra. See {Shear}.] 1. A notch or incision; especially, one that is made as a tally …

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  • 4score — [skôr] n. [ME < OE scoru < ON skor < IE base * (s)ker , to cut > SHEAR] 1. a) a scratch, mark, incision, etc. [scores made on ice by skates] b) a line drawn or scratched, often to mark a starting point, etc. c) notches made in wood,… …

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  • 5score — Synonyms and related words: L, Nachtmusik, Sexagesima, Vandyke, absolute music, accompaniment, accomplish, account, account current, account for, account rendered, account stated, accounts payable, accounts receivable, achieve, acquire, adapt,… …

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  • 6score — [[t]skɔr, skoʊr[/t]] n. pl. scores; score for11; 1) gam the record of points or strokes made by the competitors in a game or contest 2) the total points or strokes made by one side or competitor 3) psl edu psy edu the performance of an individual …

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  • 7score — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. account, reckoning, tally, record; reason; twenty; music, orchestration, arrangement, chart (sl.); notch, scratch. See debt, music, credit, furrow. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A tally] Syn. stock,… …

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  • 8score — noun 1》 the number of points, goals, runs, etc. achieved in a game or by an individual.     ↘a mark or grade. 2》 (the score) informal the state of affairs; the real facts. 3》 (plural same) a group or set of twenty.     ↘a large amount or number:… …

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  • 9score — n 1. record of points, reckoning, tally, sum, amount, number, count, computation, calculation. 2. amount due, bill, check, Inf. tab; fee, charge, price; dun, demand for payment. 3. notch, nick, groove, nock, hole, gouge; cut, incision, slit, gash …

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  • 10make — verb Make is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑batsman, ↑company, ↑factory, ↑firm, ↑picture, ↑recipe, ↑sale Make is used with these nouns as the object: ↑accommodation, ↑accompaniment, ↑accusation, ↑ …

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